Robotics Control Engineer: Real-Time Motion & Automation

Amazon; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 129,000 - 175,000; Full time

Job summary

Amazon Robotics is seeking an experienced Robotics Control Engineer to join the Motion Planning and Control team in Seattle. You will design and implement real-time control systems for high-performance workcells and collaborate with hardware, software, perception, and operations teams to deliver scalable robotic solutions.

You will develop and test control architectures, write Codesys-based controls code, optimize performance, and enable production-grade systems with robust monitoring and

Qualifications

• Automating, deploying and supporting large-scale infrastructure.
• Proficiency in Python or other modern languages; Linux/Unix experience.
• Experience with CI/CD pipelines.

Responsibilities

• Design, simplify and improve system controls architecture including machine control code, networking, electrical design and safety design.
• Develop controls code utilizing structured text on Codesys platforms.
• Identify and implement system optimizations.
• Work closely with hardware and software engineering team members to drive scalable, real-time implementations.
• Partner closely with hardware engineering team members on developing systems from prototyping to production level.
• Launch, test, and debug our systems both in the lab and in the field.
• Develop tools and best practices for system monitoring and troubleshooting, including HMI development.
• Work with stakeholders across hardware, science, and operations teams to iterate on systems design and implementation.
• Contribute to value engineering of the system’s electrical and controls hardware components.
• Up to 15% travel expected to assist onsite system testing.

Skills

Python

Ruby

Golang

Java

C++

C#

Rust

Linux/Unix

CI/CD

Distributed systems

Job description

Amazon Robotics is seeking an experienced Robotics Control Engineer to join the Motion Planning and Control team in Seattle. You will design and implement real-time control systems for high-performance workcells and collaborate with hardware, software, perception, and operations teams to deliver scalable robotic solutions.

You will develop and test control architectures, write Codesys-based controls code, optimize performance, and enable production-grade systems with robust monitoring and